CAGAYAN VALLEY REGION (REGION II)

Tilapia capital of

the Philippines

PROVINCE CAPITALBatanes BascoCagayan Tuguegarao CityIsabela Ilagan CityNueva Vizcaya BayombongQuirino Cabarroguis

Component cities Cauayan City, Isabela Ilagan City, Isabela Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

Independent-component city Santiago City, Isabela

Tuguegarao City-the Capital City of Cagayan Valley.

BATANESFounded

1909Capital Basco

Ivatanthe people of Batanes

An Ivatan woman wearing a vakul

Vakul - an abaca fiber-made headgear for sunlight and rain protection

Ivatan – house is one of the oldest infrastructure of Batanes. The house is made of limestone and coral and its roofing of cogon grass

The type of their infrastructures are designed against the harsh Batanes environment, which is known as a terminal passage of typhoons in the Philippines.

ATTRACTIONS

MT. IRAYA is a dormant volcano standing at 1,517 meters above sea level.

Marlboro Hills

Vayang Rolling Hills

Naidi Hills

CAGAYANFounded

1581Capital Tuguegarao City

"Land of Smiling Beauty"

Cagayan - a short name of term "Catagayan”, "the place where the tagay grows“.

Tagay- a plant that grows abundantly in the northern part of the province.

The province could have gotten its name from the Ilocano word carayan or "big river," referring to the Rio Grande De Cagayan, the longest river in the country,

ATTRACTIONS

Duba Cave (Baggao) - a wet river cave and a swimming cave.

Magapit Bridge (Lal-lo) - known as "the Golden Gate of Cagayan." It is Asia's first suspension bridge, built in 1978.

Callao Cave Cathedral is well known and the most-visited natural attraction of Peñablanca,Cagayan.

ISABELACapital Ilagan City

Founded May 01, 1856

Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan.

• Queen Province of the Philippines

• Rice Granary of the North

Isabela is the richest province in Cagayan Valley.

ATTRACTIONS

Aguinaldo Shrine (Palanan) – This is a historic place wherein the First Philippine president, Emilio Aguinaldo, surrendered to the American Forces; thus marked the end of the Philippine Revolution in March 1901.

The Magat Dam is a multi-purpose dam which serves as a source of hydroelectric power and as a source of irrigation water for about 85,000 hectares (210,000 acres) of agricultural lands

Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (NSMNP) – This is the largest protected area in the country. The NSMNP is a low altitude rainforest at 800 feet asl. It has a land area of about 359, 477 hectares. NSMNP was also rated no.1 in the world’s biodiversity.

Fuyot Spring National Park / Ilagan Santuary – This tourist spot features naturally formed lattices and rock formations. It is 15 kilometers away from the Ilagan town proper. Within the area is the Pinzal Falls, which is conducive for excursions and swimming.

Festivals

• Bambanti Festival (Isabela Day)- Bambanti means “scarecrow”

Pattaraday Festival - Pattaraday which means unity is an Ybanag word, it is celebrated on the occasion of the founding anniversary of Santiago.

NUEVA VIZCAYA

Founded 1839Capital Bayombong

The name was derived from the Spanish province Vizcaya in the Basque Country.

Nueva Vizcaya is a landlocked province in the Cagayan Valley Region (Region 2).

ATTRACTIONS

IMUGAN WATER FALLS, Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya is a two level falls with shallow catch basin.

Capisaan Cave -considered as the fifth longest cave system in the Philippines.

FESTIVALAmmungan festival (formerly Panagyaman festival) - a week-long affair culminating on May 24, the province's foundation day.

QUIRINOFounded June 18, 1966

Capital Cabarroguis

Quirino is a land-locked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis and was named after Elpidio Quirino

PANAGDADAPUN FESTIVALIs a showcase of the unique culture, convergence of all tribes and colorful history of the Province of Quirino.

It is celebrated every month of September every year which coincides with the Araw ng Quirino Foundation

ATTRACTIONS

Nagbukel Caves is a dome-shaped mountain found in Diffun, Quirino in Cagayan Region.

BISANGAL FALLS in Maddela rests on a virgin forestland. The place serves as a sanctuary for endangered species of wildlife and is located 35 kilometers from Cabarroguis, the capital town.

MACTOL FALLS/SAN PUGO FALLS. This towering falls about 50 meters high spills into a shimmering basin about twenty-two meters deep.